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As areas of Wisconsin grapple with PFAS contamination, a collection of environmental and public health are getting involved in a lawsuit around the Wisconsin DNR's use of a longstanding regulation called the Spill Law to move clean ups forward.

The multiyear process will result in a facility somewhere on the estuary that will be both a visitor center and research hub.

Advocates say a series of projects, some underway and others proposed, are working to lift the Milwaukee Estuary's designation as a "area of concern."

Mayors from the Great Lakes region are asking Congress for billions of dollars from the upcoming federal infrastructure package to address water equity in the region.

Over its 30-plus years, the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has helped preserve 650,000 acres of land across Wisconsin. Now it’s up for reauthorization.

Groups including Clean Wisconsin, The Nature Conservancy and the Dairy Business Association have released a blueprint for the creation of more sustainable farming practices.

Concerns about PFAS are plaguing communities around the country, including in Wisconsin. On Thursday, the DNR announced it will be delivering clean drinking water to French Island, where firefighting foam used at the La Crosse Regional Airport is impacting residents’ private wells.

People from all across the state of Wisconsin are coming together virtually this week to talk about one of the state’s most important resources —…

Milwaukee’s rivers have slowly been revitalized through a variety of cleanup projects in recent years. But, the estuary — the area in which the Milwaukee,…

A statewide research initiative is underway, which involves all of the UW System’s four-year campuses. It’s called The Freshwater Collaborative of…